Understanding Students You Are Working With

This week's Leadership Training - Every human was created by God to have these longings…

1. The longing to be nurtured. To be cherished. To be wanted. To be loved. A desire for someone to care enough about us to come alongside us.

2. The longing to be in the game. To have purpose. To feel like they’re important and they matter.

3. The longing to belong to something bigger than ourselves. 

Clark Chap is an amazing youth ministry thinker. He’s the Chair of the Youth, Family, and Culture department in the School of Theology at Fuller Seminary. As a well-known practitioner, adolescent and family scholar, and author, Chap has more than 30 years experience in direct ministry, including 15 years with Young Life, Youth Specialties, and was the Senior Editor of Youthworker Journal for seven years. He’s the author of several books, including Youth Ministry in the 21st Century and Hurt: Inside the World of Today’s Teenagers